Loot Drop episode 4: The Nerf Mega Magnus

I’m a Nerf fanatic. I’m also a Judge Dredd fanatic. My dream is to one day see a Nerf version of the Lawgiver. Since that’s not happening any time soon and I doubt Hasbro has any plans to make customizable multi-ammunition magazines (though Nerf Vortex discs can be banked off walls like ricochet rounds), here is the Nerf Mega Magnus. It’s just a giant Nerf pistol that shoots giant Nerf Mega darts. It’s pretty rad.

This is the second Mega blaster from Nerf, and it’s much better than the Centurion sniper rifle, a bulky, imposing rifle that didn’t fire reliably. The Magnus is smaller and simpler, and still fires multiple rounds.

Instead of a giant clip like the Centurion uses, the Mega darts pop into an internal three-shot magazine built into the Magnus’ barrel itself. This means lower capacity but faster reloading. It fires far, possibly the farthest I’ve seen a Nerf pistol shoot. It’s also, big, red, and imposing, so you can at least pretend it’s a Lawgiver. Now I just need the helmet. And badge. And chin.

Nerf is putting out a Mega dart bow this summer. It will fire the same giant red darts, but use a bow-style action. It also won’t use the Centurion clips, so we can assume for the time being that Hasbro has decided to drop the magazine-fed idea for Mega darts and focus on built-in mechanisms for multiple rounds. Each time you pull back and fire, the bow launches another dart from its row of five separate slits for them. I’ll tackle that one when it comes out.